---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001635650-24-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001635650"
company_name: "Green Plains Partners LP"
filed_at: "2024-01-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T01:31:48.456687+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Green Plains Inc. closes acquisition of Green Plains Partners LP for 0.405 shares plus $2.00 cash per unit

## Summary
- Completed merger on Jan 9, 2024; each GPP public unit converted into 0.405 GPRE shares and $2.00 cash, plus unpaid distributions.
- GPRE issued ~4.7 million shares and paid $29.2 million cash to former GPP public unitholders.
- GPP common units delisted from Nasdaq; trading suspended after Jan 9, 2024 close; deregistration to follow.
- Directors (Riley, Killinger, Peters) and five officers resigned due to the merger; board reduced to three members.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001635650-24-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001635650
- company_name: Green Plains Partners LP
- filed_at: 2024-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/gpp-20240109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001635650-24-000003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001635650-24-000003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001635650-24-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Clayton E. Killinger resigned as member of the Board of Directors of the General Partner at Green Plains Partners LP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors of the General Partner
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Merger, at the Effective Time, Brett C. Riley, Clayton E. Killinger and Jerry L. Peters resigned as members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the "GP Board of Directors").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brett C. Riley resigned as member of the Board of Directors of the General Partner at Green Plains Partners LP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors of the General Partner
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Merger, at the Effective Time, Brett C. Riley, Clayton E. Killinger and Jerry L. Peters resigned as members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the "GP Board of Directors").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  Patrich Simpkins departed as Chief Transformation Officer at Green Plains Partners LP.
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: Chief Transformation Officer
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Merger, as of the Effective Time, each of James Stark (Chief Financial Officer), James Herbert (Chief Human Resources Officer), Grant Kadavy (Executive Vice President-Commercial Operations), Chris Osowski (Executive Vice President-Operations and Technology) and Patrich Simpkins (Chief Transformation Officer) ceased to serve as officers of the General Partner.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  James Stark departed as Chief Financial Officer at Green Plains Partners LP.
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Merger, as of the Effective Time, each of James Stark (Chief Financial Officer), James Herbert (Chief Human Resources Officer), Grant Kadavy (Executive Vice President-Commercial Operations), Chris Osowski (Executive Vice President-Operations and Technology) and Patrich Simpkins (Chief Transformation Officer) ceased to serve as officers of the General Partner.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  James Herbert departed as Chief Human Resources Officer at Green Plains Partners LP.
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: Chief Human Resources Officer
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Merger, as of the Effective Time, each of James Stark (Chief Financial Officer), James Herbert (Chief Human Resources Officer), Grant Kadavy (Executive Vice President-Commercial Operations), Chris Osowski (Executive Vice President-Operations and Technology) and Patrich Simpkins (Chief Transformation Officer) ceased to serve as officers of the General Partner.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chris Osowski departed as Executive Vice President-Operations and Technology at Green Plains Partners LP.
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: Executive Vice President-Operations and Technology
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Merger, as of the Effective Time, each of James Stark (Chief Financial Officer), James Herbert (Chief Human Resources Officer), Grant Kadavy (Executive Vice President-Commercial Operations), Chris Osowski (Executive Vice President-Operations and Technology) and Patrich Simpkins (Chief Transformation Officer) ceased to serve as officers of the General Partner.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  Grant Kadavy departed as Executive Vice President-Commercial Operations at Green Plains Partners LP.
  - Action: ceased to serve
  - Role: Executive Vice President-Commercial Operations
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Merger, as of the Effective Time, each of James Stark (Chief Financial Officer), James Herbert (Chief Human Resources Officer), Grant Kadavy (Executive Vice President-Commercial Operations), Chris Osowski (Executive Vice President-Operations and Technology) and Patrich Simpkins (Chief Transformation Officer) ceased to serve as officers of the General Partner.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jerry L. Peters resigned as member of the Board of Directors of the General Partner at Green Plains Partners LP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors of the General Partner
  source text: In connection with the consummation of the Merger, at the Effective Time, Brett C. Riley, Clayton E. Killinger and Jerry L. Peters resigned as members of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the "GP Board of Directors").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm
- M&A Transactions
  Green Plains Partners LP underwent a change of control involving Green Plains Inc. for 0.405 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of GPRE and an amount of cash equal to $2.50 (closed 2024-01-09).
  - Action: change of control
  - Counterparty: Green Plains Inc.
  - Consideration: 0.405 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of GPRE and an amount of cash equal to $2.50
  - Closing: 2024-01-09
  source text: Unit” and the holders of such units, the “GPP Unaffiliated Unitholders”) was converted into the right to receive, subject to adjustment as described in the Merger Agreement, (i) 0.405 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of GPRE (the “GPRE Common Stock” and the shares of GPRE Common Stock issued in the Merger, the “Stock Consideration”) and (ii)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635650/000163565024000003/0001635650-24-000003-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.